In 1984 the Boppin´Kids, still in their teens, started as a visibly underage rockabilly trio. Playing wild rock´n´roll
sessions after school in their hot hot hot hometown, in Sicily, Italy. Following a few school gigs and some hiccups
with the legal system, in ´86 the band signed up with Rock 86/Polygram Rec and their first album “Go wild”
immediately entered the national charts with the much celebrated “Tainted Love”. Radio, press and national TV
recognized their talent and contributed to spread the Boppin Kids mania around. The Kidz of course attracted the
more hardcore rock´n´roll crowd, but strangely enough, they were also saluted as a teen idol band by their more
mainstream younger followers. Fans started to come from everywhere to see their show and never got disappointed.
The shows were always wild, raw and outrageous and the band´s live act was labelled as an authentic “earthquake”!!!
The Kids used to appear on stage bare-chested playing and furious tunes, brilliant guitar sounds and a ´master blaster`
slap-bass, screamin´ and jumpin´ all over the stage. The Kids loved violation and stretching to the utmost the sounds
of many glorious artists, from Johnny Cash, Curtis Gordon, the Sonics, Hasil Hadkins to Motorhead, Tommy Steel and
the Meteors, mixing together rock´n´roll, rockabilly, gothic, psychobilly, punk, surf influences and 60´s garage into a
galactic 100% Italian cocktail! In the 80s European climate of rockabilly revival the Boppin´Kids found themselves
pushed to fame, with over 200 gigs a year across the country and were turned overnight into a huge and fast success
phenomenon? Too fast? Too furious?? With the 1987 EP “Still rockin” and the 1989 album “Just for fun”, their records
were played all over Europe, and even in Japan! The Stray Cats made their “first and only” Italian show in 1989 at the
Rolling Stone in Milano and The Boppin Kids were special guests with the Guana Bats. The BK also supported many
other international acts, such as Mano Negra, the Pogues, the Cramps, Tav Falco, Violent Femmes, the Meteors, touring
until 1990. In 1991 after 7 years of recording, heavy touring across the world and equally heavy dinking, the 3 “rude boys”
finally split up in 1991. Following the BK adventure, Boppin Orazio Grillo, band founder, re-invented himself as Brando,
starting a solo career as musican and producer (www.brandomusic.it)
In February 2008, having been away from the rockin´ scene for 20 years, the Boppin Kids decided
it was the right time to come back, with a new double bass player and a brand new album: “Last Train to Hell” coming soon!
The Boppin´Kids played the Psychobilly Festival at Pineda del Mar, to announce theire official return to the world!
They´re back, faster and angrier than ever...
Back again on stage with the Stray Cats at the “Summer Jamboree” Senigallia (Italy)
at Oldschool Rockabilly Psychosis Night Festival in Antwerp (Belgium)
Psychomania Potsdam (Germany)
Rockabilly Invation Tallinn (Estland) - 2010
The Boppin Kids:
Boppin´ Orazio : vocal/guitar
Mister Sinister Kris: doghouse bass/ b.vocal
Emilio the “Insane”: drums / b. vocal
